Spermatheca Structure of Cassida atrata Fabricius, 1787 (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae) in Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM)
Abstract
It is accepted that male
genitalia are not diagnostic, spermatheca are partly diagnostic within the
genus Cassida Linnaeus, 1758.
However, so far, it appears that genital studies are based solely on stereo
microscopy. Ultrastructures of genitalia have been not studied except for a few
studies. In this study, female genital structure belonging to three Cassida atrata Fabricius, 1787 specimens
collected from Kayseri and Niğde provinces in 1996 and 2018 from Turkey was
examined for the first time in SEM in order to determine whether
ultrastructural studies are useful from taxonomic point of view. Thus, new
diagnostic characters were obtained and it revealed that it was diagnostic for
species in other subgenus. Photos of spermatheca taken by both SEM and stereo
microscope are also given.
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Details
Primary Language
English
Subjects
Structural Biology
Journal Section
Research Article
Authors
Neslihan Bal
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Türkiye
Publication Date
April 30, 2020
Submission Date
October 8, 2019
Acceptance Date
December 19, 2019
Published in Issue
Year 2020 Volume: 23 Number: 2
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